H4100–מָה–mah

I have given attention, yea, I hearken, They do not speak right, No man hath repented of his wickedness, Saying, What have I done? Every one hath turned to his courses, As a horse is rushing into battle.

מֶ֣ה meh “what?”

Ashamed have been the wise, They have been affrighted, and are captured, Lo, against a word of Jehovah they kicked, And the wisdom of what -- have they?

מֶ֖ה meh “what?”

Wherefore are we sitting still? Be gathered, and we go in to the fenced cities, And we are silent there, For Jehovah our God hath made us silent, Yea, He causeth us to drink water of gall, For we have sinned against Jehovah.

מָה֙ mah “what?”

Who `is' the wise man? and he understandeth this, And he to whom the mouth of Jehovah spake? And he doth declare it, For what hath the land perished? It hath been burnt up as a wilderness, Without any passing through.

מָה֙ mah “what?”

What -- to My beloved in My house, Her doing wickedness with many, And the holy flesh do pass over from thee? When thou dost evil, then thou exultest.

מֶ֣ה meh “what?”

What dost thou say, when He looketh after thee? And thou -- thou hast taught them `to be' over thee -- leaders for head? Do not pangs seize thee as a travailing woman?

מַה־ mah- “what?”

O Hope of Israel -- its saviour in time of trouble, Why art Thou as a sojourner in the land? And as a traveller turned aside to lodge?

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Why art Thou as one dumb? As a mighty one not able to save? And Thou `art' in our midst, O Jehovah, And Thy name over us is called, leave us not.

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Why hath my pain been perpetual? And my wound incurable? It hath refused to be healed, Thou art surely to me as a failing stream, Waters not stedfast.

לָ֣מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And it hath come to pass when thou declarest to this people all these words, and they have said unto thee, `For what hath Jehovah spoken against us all this great evil? yea, what `is' our iniquity, and what our sin, that we have sinned against Jehovah our God?'

מֶה֩ meh “what?”וּמֶ֤ה (מֶ֤ה) Meh “what?”וּמֶ֣ה (מֶ֣ה) Meh “what?”

Why `is' this? from the womb I have come out, To see labour and sorrow, Yea, consumed in shame are my days!

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And many nations have passed by this city, And they have said, each to his neighbour, For what hath Jehovah done thus to this great city?

מֶ֨ה meh “what?”

O dweller in Lebanon, making a nest among cedars, How gracious hast thou been when pangs come to thee, Pain -- as of a travailing woman.

מַה־ mah- “how!”

The prophet with whom `is' a dream, Let him recount the dream, And he with whom `is' My word, Let him truly speak My word. What -- to the straw with the corn? An affirmation of Jehovah.

מַה־ mah- “what?”

And when this people, or the prophet, Or a priest, doth ask thee, saying, What `is' the burden of Jehovah? Then thou hast said unto them: Ye `are' the burden, and I have left you, An affirmation of Jehovah.

מַה־ mah- “what?”מַה־ mah- “what?”

Thus do ye say each unto his neighbour, And each unto his brother: What hath Jehovah answered? And what hath Jehovah spoken?

מֶה־ meh- “what?”וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

Thus dost thou say unto the prophet What hath Jehovah answered thee? And what hath Jehovah spoken?

מֶה־ meh- “what?”וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”

And Jehovah saith unto me, `What art thou seeing, Jeremiah?' and I say, `Figs, the good figs `are' very good, and the bad `are' very bad, that are not eaten for badness.'

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

Why do ye die, thou and thy people, by sword, by famine, and by pestilence, as Jehovah hath spoken concerning the nation that doth not serve the king of Babylon?

לָ֤מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

Ye do not hearken unto them, serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why is this city a waste?

לָ֧מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

And now, why hast thou not pushed against Jeremiah of Anathoth, who is making himself a prophet to you?

לָ֚מָּה (מָּה) mah “why?”

What! -- thou criest concerning thy breach! Incurable `is' thy pain, Because of the abundance of thy iniquity, Mighty have been thy sins! I have done these to thee.

מַה־ mah- “why?”

`Hast thou not considered what this people have spoken, saying: The two families on which Jehovah fixed, He doth reject them, And my people they despise -- So that they are no more a people before them!

מָֽה־ mah- “what?”

And Jeremiah saith unto the king Zedekiah, `What have I sinned against thee, and against thy servants, and against this people, that ye have given me unto a prison-house?

מֶה֩ meh “what?”

and when the heads hear that I have spoken with thee, and they have come in unto thee, and have said unto thee, Declare to us, we pray thee, what thou didst speak unto the king, do not hide `it' from us, and we do not put thee to death, and what the king spake unto thee,

מַה־ mah- “what?”וּמַה־ (מַה) mah- “what?”